In the state's south, part of the Balonne Shire and more of the Maranoa Shire have been added to the drought list, meaning 52 per cent of the state is drought-declared.

Primary producers in 20 shires, along with 70 properties in a further eight council areas, can now access government assistance, including subsidies for fodder and water carting and rebates on water infrastructure construction and land rents.

Agriculture Minister John McVeigh says the portion of Balonne Shire now drought-declared is west of the Carnarvon Highway, where pasture is scarce and low in nutritional value and livestock are suffering.

In Maranoa, the already drought-declared area has been expanded to north and west of the Roma-Taroom Road and west of the Carnarvon Highway.

He says there's been little rain in the areas for the past 12 months and dams are now low or empty.

With the drought conditions creeping further east it's starting impact on Queensland's western cropping country.

David and Liz Hill have a property near Nindigully, south of St George in south west Queensland, and have had about half their annual rainfall.

Liz Hill says the last decent fall for some people was storm rain around Easter-time.

"A lot of people have lost their crops at this stage, it's either dry weather or kangaroo infestations.

"There are just swarms of kangaroos eating people out of house and home at the moment."

The Hills have applied for an individual drought declaration but have not yet heard whether they have been successful.